The historical geography of Europe / by Edward A. Freeman.

  • Freeman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1823-1892.
Date:
1903
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The historical geography of Europe / by Edward A. Freeman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TO THE SECOND EDITION. The reception which has been given to the first edition of this book may be taken as showing that it supplied a real want, and that, notwithstanding some manifest defects, it has been found to be useful. The speedy demand for a second edition has led to a revi¬ sion, as thorough as the very short time which circum¬ stances allowed for it has made possible. And I trust that I have made considerable improvements, especi¬ ally in the early part. I believe that I have done something to lessen the faults which followed almost necessarily from the circumstances under which it was first written. But I fear that they may still be too clearly seen, even in the present form of the work. I could see also that, many improvements might have been made in the maps, especially the earlier ones. But a thorough revision of them would have needed a far longer time than could just now